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France’s Sarkozy urges West to get real on Crimea

11Aug

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France

France’s Sarkozy urges West to get real on Crimea

The EU and Russia need each other, the former French president has said FILE PHOTO: France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy © Gonzalo Fuentes / Pool via AP Diplomacy is the only way to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, which should be a neutral country and a bridge between Russia and the EU, the former president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, said in an interview on Wednesday. Sarkozy, 68, was speaking to Paris daily Le Figaro about his upcoming book, ‘The Time of Battles’, a memoir that covers the 2009-11 period of his 2007-12 presidency. “We need the Russians and they need us,” the outlet titled the interview. Addressing the Ukraine situation, Sarkozy argued that Russian President Vladimir Putin was wrong to “invade” the countr...

North Korea says US soldier defected because of racism

11Aug

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North Korea, USA

North Korea says US soldier defected because of racism

Private Travis King crossed the DMZ checkpoint while on a civilian tour FILE PHOTO: A portrait of American soldier Travis King © AP / Morry Gash An American soldier who walked into the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea last month did so deliberately, seeking refuge from “racial discrimination” in the US, state news agency KCNA said on Wednesday. “During the investigation, Travis King confessed that he had decided to come over to the DPRK as he harbored ill feeling against inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the US Army,” KCNA said. “He also expressed his willingness to seek refuge in the DPRK or a third country, saying that he was disillusioned at the unequal American society.” King is still being investigated ...

11Aug

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NATO, Russia

NATO could have expansion plans in Asia

The US is seeking to reformat inter-state relations in the Asia-Pacific, according to the Russian president Russian President Vladimir Putin © Mikhail Klimentiev; RIA Novosti NATO may end up integrating with AUKUS, the security pact between the US, UK and Australia, as Washington strives to reshape the Asia-Pacific region to serve its own needs, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on Tuesday. Speaking at the 21st International Security Conference in Moscow, the Russian leader stated that “the United States seeks, among other things, to reformat the system of inter-state interaction that has developed in the Asia-Pacific region.” He added that calls to develop so-called Indo-Pacific strategies are “essentially aimed at creating militar...

US admits ‘concern’ over Russia-China relationship

11Aug

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USA

US admits ‘concern’ over Russia-China relationship

Growing military ties between the two powers has triggered anxiety in Washington © YouTube / US Department of State The US views improved relations between Beijing and Moscow with “concern,” the State Department said, days after the Pentagon dispatched warships to confront Chinese and Russian vessels engaged in joint naval drills. During a Tuesday press briefing, State Department spokesman Vedant Patel discussed an upcoming summit between the US, Japan, and South Korea, which is expected to place a heavy focus on the People’s Republic. Asked whether the meeting could harm US efforts to “re-establish communication channels” with Beijing, Patel answered in the negative, but went on to voice worries about Russia-China ties. “We also ha...

CIA protecting someone by hiding JFK documents – RFK Jr.

11Aug

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C.I.A, USA

CIA protecting someone by hiding JFK documents – RFK Jr.

The slain US president’s nephew called the Warren Commission investigation a “Kabuki theater” File photo: John F Kennedy, US president from 1961-1963. © Universal History Archive / Universal Images Group via Getty Images US spies involved in attacks on Cuba had the motive, means, and opportunity to assassinate President John Fitzgerald Kennedy in 1963, and the subsequent investigation was a coverup run by an ex-CIA director, according to Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. The impetus for the assassination came from the group of agents involved in the Miami station of the CIA, RFK Jr. told independent journalist Tucker Carlson in an extensive interview posted on Twitter on Monday. This group was “angry at my uncle for not sending air cover during the Bay ...

10Aug

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North Korea

Nuclear war is inevitable – North Korea

The US should abandon its “hostile” policy if it is truly interested in dialogue, Pyongyang believes FILE PHOTO. © Global Look Press / US Space Force The world is just a step away from nuclear conflict, North Korean Defense Minister General Kang Sun-nam ewarned in a statement made public on Tuesday and presented at the Moscow International Security Conference. The official blamed Washington’s desire for regime change in Pyongyang for ratcheting up tensions. He also accused the US of increasing its military presence in the region by deploying nuclear-capable aircraft and a submarine to the area. “Now, the question is not if a nuclear war breaks out on the Korean Peninsula, but who starts it when,” Kang warned. In this year alone, the US sent “massi...

Zelensky aide responds to NATO official’s ‘land for membership’ comment

10Aug

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NATO, Ukraine

Zelensky aide responds to NATO official’s ‘land for membership’ comment

Despite mounting battlefield losses, Kiev has declared the idea of ceding territory to Russia “ridiculous” Mikhail Podoliak speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kiev, Ukraine, September 28, 2022 © AP / Nicolae Dumitrache Ukrainian presidential adviser Mikhail Podoliak has rejected the idea of abandoning his country’s territorial claims in exchange for NATO membership. The only solution, he declared, is the West “speeding up the supply of weapons.” “Trading territory for a NATO umbrella? It is ridiculous,” Podoliak wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday. “If [ Russian President Vladimir] Putin does not suffer a crushing defeat, the political regime in Russia does not change, and war criminals are not punished, the war will de...

Kennedy comments on US biolabs in Ukraine

10Aug

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Ukraine, USA

Kennedy comments on US biolabs in Ukraine

The Pentagon used other countries for bioweapons research, RFK Jr. told Tucker Carlson Screenshot © Twitter / @TuckerCarlson The US military outsourced some of its biological weapons research to the government installed by the 2014 coup in Kiev, Democrat presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Junior has claimed in an interview. “We have biolabs in Ukraine because we’re developing bioweapons,” RFK Jr. told independent journalist Tucker Carlson in a lengthy conversation posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday evening. Though the US signed the ban on bioweapons in the 1970s, he explained, the Patriot Act adopted after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001 allowed the Pentagon to resume research. According to Kennedy, the bioweapons program has operated...

10Aug

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Germany

Most Germans do not trust the state

The majority of respondents believe the nation’s officials are unable to fulfill their duties, a new survey shows FILE PHOTO. © Global Look Press / dpa / Soeren Stache Trust in the state has fallen to record lows in Germany and most of the population thinks their officials are simply incapable of doing their job, a new survey commissioned by the nation’s biggest public sector employee union shows. The number of people who believe that the state is ‘overwhelmed’ with the tasks it is facing has reached 69%, the poll (conducted by the Forsa Institute for Social Research and Statistical Analysis) indicates. The number of people who still trust the abilities of their public officials has fallen by two percentage points, in comparison to the previous year, and amoun...

Ukraine struggling to intercept Russian missiles – Air Force

10Aug

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Ukraine

Ukraine struggling to intercept Russian missiles – Air Force

The rockets Moscow uses to strike targets are capable of rapidly changing course, Kiev's Air Force spokesman has admitted FILE PHOTO. © Sputnik / Valentin Kapustin It is becoming increasingly difficult for Ukrainian troops to intercept and shoot down Russian missiles, the country's Air Force spokesman Yury Ignat told US state-run outlet RFE/RL on Tuesday. Projectiles launched by Moscow’s forces are capable of changing course in a matter of seconds, thereby becoming “invisible” to Ukraine’s air defenses, he admitted. The Russian military is now employing more sophisticated tactics, “planning their strikes, programming the [missile] courses … to bypass air defenses in the most effective way and use weak spots,” he said. The projectiles ...